Jonathan Powell Memorial Concert

On Sunday 3rd May the JdP Music Building is holding an afternoon of concerts in memory of the great pianist and composer, Jonathan Powell. Jonathan was a featured artist at the JdP for the past fifteen years, in which time he made a number of extraordinary concerts and recordings here of a huge range of repertoire. He was also dearly beloved by our student composers and pianists. The two concerts at 2.30pm and 5.45pm will be feature performances by a number of close friends and collaborators in celebration of Jonathan’s legacy of work.

The programme is yet to be fully confirmed – but highlights of the afternoon will include performances by Abel Sanchez-Aguilera of Leonid Sabaneyev’s first piano sonata op. 15 and of Sorabji’s ‘Gulistan’; Jonathan’s own piano Partita played by Nic Hodges; extracts of Michael Finnissy’s ‘English Country Tunes’ performed by Ian Pace; as well as music by a host of other composers closely associated with Jonathan – Albeniz, Winterberg, Szymanowski, Morgan Hayes and Geoff Hannan. There will also be several short piano tributes dedicated to Jonathan’s memory, and the showing of a video interview with Jonathan during the break.

First Concert 2.30pm
Tea Break & Video 4.15pm
Second Concert 5.45pm